High Blood Pressure Medication Helps with Nasal Polyps!

Verapamil , a blood pressure medication, may help with an uncommon disorder called nasal polyps  that afflict certain individuals causing significant nasal congestion, nasal obstruction , smell loss, and chronic sinusitis . Nasal polyps appear like a cluster of grapes within the nasal and sinus passages leading to subjective sino-nasal symptoms. Although sinus surgery can physically remove the nasal polyps , whatever trigger caused their initial formation can lead to their regrowth. As suc…

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Top 4 Causes of Dizziness (Table)

Dizziness is an extremely common disorder that afflicts an estimated 10-20% of individuals older than 70 years old. Even for those younger, dizziness is a not uncommon problem. Several studies have been performed over the years to try and quantitate what are the most common causes of dizziness to help narrow the possibilities given the workup for dizziness can be long, tedious, and time-consuming which often frustrates patients. Also frustrating is the fact that without a diagnosis, trea…

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Soft Teddy Bear that Measures Pulse, Temperature, and Oxygen Saturation When Held

At the CES 2014 , a company introduced a soft, plush teddy bear that children (and even adults) all over would love. For physicians who care for children, it's not so much on the outside that matters, but what is in the inside as apparently, it is full of sensors that enables the teddy bear to pick up essential vital signs of the child who is playing with it. Called " Teddy the Guardian ," it is unclear from reports exactly how pulse, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen …

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Poor Quality Sleep Contributes to High Blood Pressure

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to cause all sorts of health problems beyond sleepiness. Medical problems include increased risk of stroke, heart attack, peripheral vascular disease, high blood pressure, etc. However, what researchers have recently found is that even if you do not have obstructive sleep apnea , if a person does not have enough "deep sleep" per night resulting in poor quality sleep, that also can increase risk of hypertension. Researchers collected data o…

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